When searching for books concerning literary history, movements or philosophies, the following search phrases may be helpful:
"literary history" - Add this phrase to a search on a topic or place. For example: Africa literary history
"history and criticism" - Add this phrase to a search on a particular type of literature. For example: science fiction history and criticism
"in literature" - Add this phrase to a search on a topic or place to find books about its treatment in literature. For example: Russia in literature OR poverty in literature
"intellectual life" - Add this phrase to a search to find information about the intellectual life or culture in a particular place and time or among a particular group of people. For example: Bloomsbury intellectual life
"sources" - Add the word sources to a search to find information on the events, philosophy, or literature that helped inform or influence an author, a period of literature, or a particular work of literature. For example: Herman Melville sources OR Hamlet sources